Shelly's Recipe

BOURBON BROWN SUGAR POUND CAKE

Category: Cakes

3 cups flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup whole milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp bourbon
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
5 eggs

Frosting
2 tbsp orange juice
1/3 cup sugar
2 tbsp bourbon
Strawberries (to garnish)
Blueberries (to garnish)

Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Combine the milk, vanilla, and 4 tbsp bourbon.

In large bowl, beat brown sugar and 1/2 cup sugar until lump free. Add butter and beat at high speed until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. At low speed, alternately add flour mixture and milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cake springs back when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan.

Frosting: In small bowl, combine orange juice, sugar, and bourbon. Brush mixture all over warm cake. Cool cake completely. Garnish with berries or other fruit for a pretty presentation.